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a wealthy man living in his country home or estate.[1625-35]
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country gentleman — Synonyms and related words: beneficiary, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, deedholder, feoffee, feudatory, householder, laird, landlady, landlord, lord, master, mesne, mesne lord, mistress, owner, proprietary, proprietor, proprietress,… … Moby Thesaurus
country seat — country house or country seat noun The residence and estate of a country gentleman • • • Main Entry: ↑country * * * noun, pl ⋯ seats [count] chiefly Brit : a large house that is built on a large piece of land * * * ˌcountry ˈseat [country seat] … Useful english dictionary
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